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Post by basketdiva on Jun 13, 2019 3:14:23 GMT
A former boss of mine always talked the "pitchers" on the wall.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2019 3:16:20 GMT
Pronouncing the s at the end of DeS MoineS or IllinoiS. The city of Des Moines in WA state does pronounce the s at the end of Moines 🙂 |
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 13, 2019 3:28:51 GMT
There seems to be a whole trend of younger people putting glottal stops in for “T” sounds... my daughter says “mi-in” “bu-in” and “ki-in” for mitten, button, and kitten, etc. It's a Utah thing and I am guilty of it if I don't watch myself.
Lie-berry instead of Library was the first word that I thought about.
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Post by katlaw on Jun 13, 2019 3:29:11 GMT
Medical personnel "the patient had a caesar" instead of seizure.  Ok, that’s one I have never, ever heard of. Was it spoken or written?!? I have heard it said to me (answering 911) and it has been typed into 911 calls. |
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Post by katlaw on Jun 13, 2019 3:30:41 GMT
Thought of another couple
Seeing someone type "boarder on a blanket" instead of border
And someone who says I have a lot of weight to loose instead of lose. Though to be fair I would like to let the excess weight loose - be free. LOL
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 13, 2019 3:33:06 GMT
Welp instead of well. There is nothing I hate more than a sentence that starts off with “welp....”.
Every single time I see I think the person is going to announce that their dog is having puppies. I am always disappointed when there are no puppies.
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Post by tanya2 on Jun 13, 2019 3:36:22 GMT
when people say EX-specially instead of especially
or when dh says something is SIM-U-LAR. Um...no, its SIMILAR
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Post by luckyjune on Jun 13, 2019 4:03:27 GMT
My neighbor goes on and on about her peonies, but she pronounces them "pee-AH-nees." Now DH says it that way just to bug me! I know someone got handslapped for pointing out adding an s to a business name, but it drives me batty. NordstromS, PikeS Place Market, HaggenS, Nope, nope, nope. No extra s. How do you say Peonies? I know different areas/countries pronounce it differently. I’ve always heard “pee-uh-nees” or “pee-oh-nees”. I've always heard it as PEE uh nees, emphasis on the first syllable. My neighbor puts the stress on the second syllable. That's the difference. |
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Post by luckyjune on Jun 13, 2019 4:05:24 GMT
There seems to be a whole trend of younger people putting glottal stops in for “T” sounds... my daughter says “mi-in” “bu-in” and “ki-in” for mitten, button, and kitten, etc. It's a Utah thing and I am guilty of it if I don't watch myself.
Lie-berry instead of Library was the first word that I thought about.
There are quite of few large families of Finnish heritage in our community and I hear this pattern in their speech too. |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 13, 2019 4:22:16 GMT
It’s voilà, not walla. Unless you are referring to onions. LOL If you don’t say “wiolin” for violin, then don’t say “walla” for voilà. I love it when someone types "viola." |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 13, 2019 4:22:42 GMT
A former boss of mine always talked the "pitchers" on the wall. My MIL used to say pitcher window. |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jun 13, 2019 5:36:45 GMT
Secetree instead of secretary.
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Post by anniefb on Jun 13, 2019 6:13:16 GMT
Pacific instead of specific.
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Post by Jockscrap on Jun 13, 2019 6:19:01 GMT
Ax is definitely one of mine but so is libary (library) and suposably (supposedly). There’s another one that drives me nuts but at the moment it has escaped me. Around here, I often hear "liberry" - also "am-blance" instead of "am-bu-lance" They don't really bother me but do annoy me slightly. The correct pronunciation of library in British English is with the first ‘r’ silent. Li-bu-ree. I didn’t realise until this thread that the ‘r’ is pronounced in the US. A lot of the English speaking word would say you are wrong! The first ‘r’ is silent in February too - do you pronounce it in the US? |
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Post by valincal on Jun 13, 2019 6:30:48 GMT
The only one of these I hear with any regularity is EXpresso and “could care less.” AussieMeg I have no idea what most of those words you posted are, I think I might need a translator when I am able to visit  Brekkie is breakfast, right? I am assuming cuppa is a cup of tea? I have heard that from those in the UK. The rest I can’t even begin to guess. I wondering if the base word is one we don’t use often. Correct. And you can start practising the rest so when you come for a visit you will fit right in! mozzie - mosquito barbie - BBQ bikkie - biscuit footy - football cuppa - cup of tea (very English..... or as we like to say - pommy!!  ) Maccas - McDonalds arvo - afternoon pressie - present chewy - chewing gum brekkie - breakfast sunnies - sunglasses I love Aussie slang! Nothing like the topic at hand. |
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Post by Zee on Jun 13, 2019 6:35:40 GMT
They are not necessarily mis-pronounced, just shortened versions. I don't like hearing: Sup - What's up Prezzies - Presents Preggers - Pregnant K - Okay Pedi - Pedicure Hearing these words from someone, makes me immediately place them in a "lower class" level of being. To me a person using these words, makes me categorize them as illiterate and lacking education. Mostly especially when it's an average person, trying to present themselves forth as "a cool hipster". K then |
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Post by katlady on Jun 13, 2019 6:36:46 GMT
Ax is definitely one of mine but so is libary (library) and suposably (supposedly). There’s another one that drives me nuts but at the moment it has escaped me. Around here, I often hear "liberry" - also "am-blance" instead of "am-bu-lance" They don't really bother me but do annoy me slightly. The correct pronunciation of library in British English is with the first ‘r’ silent. Li-bu-ree. I didn’t realise until this thread that the ‘r’ is pronounced in the US. A lot of the English speaking word would say you are wrong! The first ‘r’ is silent in February too - do you pronounce it in the US? I don’t pronounce the first r in February, but I probably say it with more syllables. I say fe-bu-a-ry, or something close to that. Someone posted a link above that compares British and American pronunciation and February is spoken slightly different. dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/february |
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Post by Zee on Jun 13, 2019 6:38:28 GMT
Pronouncing the s at the end of DeS MoineS or IllinoiS. The city of Des Moines in WA state does pronounce the s at the end of Moines 🙂 Yep, and Des Plaines IL is Dez Planes. Just to make it confusing. |
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Post by JoP on Jun 13, 2019 6:39:21 GMT
This makes me nuts....heighth instead of height. There is NO “h” after the ending t.  |
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Post by Zee on Jun 13, 2019 6:40:26 GMT
It's a Utah thing and I am guilty of it if I don't watch myself.
Lie-berry instead of Library was the first word that I thought about.
There are quite of few large families of Finnish heritage in our community and I hear this pattern in their speech too. I've done this for years, off and on. A BUTT-en, I'm getting a KITT-en, etc. I ain't sorry 😁 |
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Post by Zee on Jun 13, 2019 6:42:52 GMT
Drownded instead of drowned. Otherwise I'm pretty chill about most accents or mispronunciations or regional sayings. Some of you really need to relax, for fucks sakes.
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Post by SuPeaNatural on Jun 13, 2019 8:01:08 GMT
The word is et cetera, and the short version is written as etc. Please take note my friend, it's not ex-set-rah, and it's not written as ext (although I'll never correct you, and I do have a little giggle when I see it).
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 13, 2019 9:04:38 GMT
The word is et cetera, and the short version is written as etc. Please take note my friend, it's not ex-set-rah, and it's not written as ext Oh yes, I often hear eck-set-rah. Which reminds me of another one that I hear at work all the time: vice-uh-versa (with an extra syllable) instead of vice versa. |
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Post by cawoman on Jun 13, 2019 9:25:20 GMT
Wreaf instead of wreathe. Shudder.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2019 10:04:53 GMT
collieflower instead of cauliflower.  |
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Post by gar on Jun 13, 2019 10:16:15 GMT
collieflower instead of cauliflower. So how do you say it? |
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Post by Zee on Jun 13, 2019 10:21:51 GMT
Kind of like "kulluhflower" or "call-ih-flower", never really tried to spell that out.
I enjoy butting in on "how do you say this" threads, they're like catnip to me. 😁
Of course, that's considered gauche by the more educated peas here whose "circles" would never utter a K when they mean OK. You illiterate prats. 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2019 10:30:48 GMT
collieflower instead of cauliflower. So how do you say it? Not like we do obviously |
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Post by gar on Jun 13, 2019 10:35:35 GMT
Kind of like "kulluhflower" or "call-ih-flower", never really tried to spell that out. I enjoy butting in on "how do you say this" threads, they're like catnip to me. 😁 Of course, that's considered gauche by the more educated peas here whose "circles" would never utter a K when they mean OK. You illiterate prats. 🤣🤣🤣 I’ll keep it to myself then that we often shorten it to ‘cauli’/collie 😆 |
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Post by joelise on Jun 13, 2019 10:35:53 GMT
collieflower instead of cauliflower.  I read these two exactly the same! |
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Brekkie is breakfast, right? I am assuming cuppa is a cup of tea? I have heard that from those in the UK. The rest I can’t even begin to guess. I wondering if the base word is one we don’t use often.
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